Articles by John Upton
John Upton is a reporter at Climate Central.
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America’s natural gas system is super-leaky, and that’s bad news for the climate
The leaks are so egregious that it would actually be better for the climate to run buses on diesel than on natural gas, according to a new study.
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Solar is keeping California’s lights on as hydro dries up
The drought in California is causing rivers to shrivel and, with them, hydroelectric supplies. But never fear, solar power is here!
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Your tea won’t taste so good after you read this
Labor abuses, dangerous pesticide practices, and other problems are widespread at 24 Tetley tea plantations in India.
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Another day, another river ruined by a big coal-industry spill
This time it's a spill of 100,000 gallons of coal slurry from a coal processing facility in West Virginia. Thanks, Patriot Coal!
